Affordable Care Act / Individual Market
Ensuring Access to High-Quality, Affordable Coverage
ACHP is committed to ensuring that Americans have access to high quality coverage and care at a cost they can afford. This is even more crucial during a public health crisis. ACHP advocates for policies that stabilize the individual market, provide sufficient financial assistance for Americans who need it and expand access to affordable coverage options for working families across the country.
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12/09/2021
BLOG — Top 5 Things Washington Can Do in 2022 to Improve Health Care Affordability
ACHP provides the top 5 things Washington can do in 2022 to ensure all Americans have access to high-quality coverage and care. -
06/17/2021
RELEASE — Statement on U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision Upholding ACA
ACHP is grateful that the Court has fully upheld the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which has expanded coverage and care across America. -
05/11/2021
FACT SHEET — Building on Success of the ACA
ACHP supports building on the success of the ACA to ensure access to high-quality, affordable coverage and care in the individual market. -
04/27/2020
OP-ED — Ongoing COVID-19 crisis calls for federal special enrollment period
ACHP and ACAP urge the Trump Administration to establish a special enrollment period (SEP) during the COVID-19 national emergency.
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04/25/2022
LETTER — Letter to Congressional Leadership on Ways to Improve Affordability in Health Care
The Alliance of Community Health Plans has sent Congressional Leaders recommendations on improving affordability in health care. -
02/23/2022
PODCAST — Mandy Cohen on State of the Union and Value-Based Care (Ep. 9)
Ceci Connolly and Dr. Mandy Cohen discuss policies that can drive higher-value care and next week's State of the Union address. -
12/23/2021
PODCAST—Build Back Better, ACA and Drug Pricing on Kaiser Health News’ What the Health?
ACHP's Ceci Connolly discusses the Build Back Better Act, ACA enrollment, drug pricing and more on KHN's What the Health? podcast. -
12/10/2021
VIDEO — ACHP Joins HHS Deputy Secretary at Modern Healthcare Symposium
ACHP's Ceci Connolly speaks with HHS' Andrea Palm about the role of health care leadership to drive health equity in communities. -
12/06/2021
LETTER — Recommendations to HHS on 2023 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters (NBPP) Draft
ACHP and other leading health organizations provided recommendations to HHS on the 2023 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters (NBPP) draft.
Problem | Solution
PROBLEM: Being uninsured is more than just a source of personal anxiety. In a time of pandemic, being uninsured is a threat to public health. Before the COVID-19 outbreak, more than 28 million Americans lacked coverage. Rising unemployment imperils employer-based coverage for millions more.
SOLUTION: To help fill in the coverage gaps created by the current pandemic, the Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP) proposes several novel approaches that together, help solve the coverage puzzle. These include:
- COBRA subsidies and expansion of the Health Coverage Tax Credit
- A Special Enrollment Period for the individual market
- Premium Grace Period protections
- A Medicaid Stabilization Fund
- and Reinsurance and Risk Corridors
Learn how putting these puzzle pieces together fills in coverage gaps created by COVID-19 and helps provide Americans more peace of mind in these uncertain times.